Daniil Medvedev Seeks Momentum after Returning to Top 10 with Rotterdam Title

Daniil Medvedev hoped his run to the title at Rotterdam and a return to the highest 10 in world rankings might be the proper launchpad for the remainder of the season after a disappointing Australian Open final month.

Medvedev had slipped to quantity 12 following his third spherical defeat by Sebastian Korda at Melbourne Park, however the 27-year-old Russian rediscovered his rhythm at Rotterdam final week and beat Jannik Sinner 5-7 6-2 6-2 on Sunday for his first title of 2023.

“It’s nice, as a result of it’s nonetheless the start of the 12 months,” Medvedev, who is now ranked eighth in the world, said. “It’s my third tournament of the year and already a title. Last year I probably needed 12 tournaments or something like this. Beating great players, playing great here.

“In Adelaide I was playing great but lost to Novak Djokovic. The Australian Open was really disappointing… mentally, it’s tough to come back after you go out of the top 10 and lose in the third round of a Grand Slam you were hoping to win.

“I’m happy to find my form and I’m looking forward to the next tournament and hopefully I can continue this way.”

Montpellier champion Sinner appeared heading in the right direction for back-to-back titles after claiming a good opening set however Medvedev was not to be denied a sixteenth tour-level crown.

“It was a tricky match mentally for each of us,” Medvedev said. “Jannik was on top of me, especially in the first part of the first set. I managed to come back even though I was playing worse than him. Maybe that gave me some time to find my rhythm.

“I started playing a little bit more offensive on a few shots and it managed to work well at the beginning of the second set. I managed to continue pushing him mentally down until the end of the match.”

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